Trends and Differentials in Household Out-of-Pocket Spending for Health in Viet Nam, 2010–2022

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dc.creatorBales, Sarah
dc.creatorHuong, Dao Lan
dc.date2025-09-30T15:59:06Z
dc.date2025-09-30T15:59:06Z
dc.date2025-06-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:32:08Z
dc.descriptionThis report examines household out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending in Viet Nam from 2010 to 2022. Despite high health insurance coverage (91percent in 2022) and reduced catastrophic health expenditure, OOP spending remains high, about 40 percent of current health expenditure, well above WHO’s recommended 15–20 percent. Per capita OOP spending has risen, especially for inpatient care, and the COVID-19 pandemic shifted spending toward retail pharmaceuticals. Large disparities exist by income, age, ethnicity, and region, with wealthier groups spending much more and vulnerable populations facing higher burdens. Pharmaceutical OOP spending is especially high (75 percent in 2022), indicating a need for better prescription enforcement and medication quality. The report recommends policy reforms to improve financial protection and service access for vulnerable groups, strengthen primary care, and enhance monitoring of OOP spending.
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dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/0c92192e-515c-4d7a-a75b-5c498ba29513
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43785
dc.identifier10.1596/43785
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405542
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectHEALTH COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectOUT OF POCKET
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.titleTrends and Differentials in Household Out-of-Pocket Spending for Health in Viet Nam, 2010–2022
dc.typeWorking Paper

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